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Fairness, President Obama, and Paul Ryan

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In a Washington Post article, Arthur Brooks argues that conservatives miss an opportunity in refraining from the fairness debate, which President Obama repeatedly initiates in his remarks on the Ryan budget for 2012 and in regards to deficit and debt reduction in general. Brooks also responds to the argument that our society is inherently unfair, that birth and sheer luck have more to do with success than hard work.   Most provocatively, he explains that "when politicians argue that, for the sake of fairness, we must raise taxes on the entrepreneurial class...they are unwittingly undermining … [Read more...] about Fairness, President Obama, and Paul Ryan

Job scene improving for new college grads

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USA Today reports that the job market for new college grads is much better this year than it was last year: employers plan to hire something like 10-20% more grads than they did last year. However, those lacking a college degree are seeing a much different picture: an Associated Press-Viacom survey revealed that "only about a third of the 18- to 24-year-olds who aren't in school said they have full-time jobs."  And less than a quarter of them work part-time, which means about 40% of them are totally unemployed.  Many site the high cost of college as the main obstacle toward getting that … [Read more...] about Job scene improving for new college grads

Did Jesus Spend Saturday Night in Hell?

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The Apostles Creed begins: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He arose again from the dead. Many of us were raised with the notion that Jesus went to hell on Friday after dying on the cross. For a day and a half, he preached in hell before his resurrection on Sunday. The Scriptural support given for this view primarily comes from a … [Read more...] about Did Jesus Spend Saturday Night in Hell?

UNC to add median grade data to student transcripts

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The average college student in 1961 earned about a 2.5-2.6 GPA.  Over the last decade that number has swelled to well over 3.0, even though college students studied (on average) 24 hours/week in 1961 as compared to only 14 hours /week in 2003.  In an effort to curb the many upward pressures on student grades, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, starting next fall, will include information about the median grade in each course a student takes, along with students' rankings by percentile against their peers in every class: The move to adopt "contextualized transcripts" was … [Read more...] about UNC to add median grade data to student transcripts